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Someone should be fired for Decatur’s racist housing practices

Decatur Housing Authority employees admitted to the segregation practices, in which they routinely bypassed Black applicants on the waiting lists.

August 12, 2020

How to change a heritage of hate

Why are you so adamant about keeping Confederate symbols around? That’s the part of this debate that I have never been able to wrap my head around. Why are people in 2020 so fired up to keep these monuments and statues, and why do you want to fly that dumb flag? Oh, yes, I know … Continued

June 11, 2020

Black people over-represented among COVID-19 patients, deaths, UAB doctor says

Contrary to rumors, black people aren’t immune to the COVID-19 virus, and in some places in the U.S., black people are not only getting the deadly virus in larger numbers but are more likely to die from it, said a physician at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Selwyn Vickers, Dean of UAB School of … Continued

April 4, 2020

Tuberville, Byrne and Sessions: Selling fear because they have no good ideas

Tommy Tuberville wants to scare white people. Bradley Byrne wants to scare white people. Jeff Sessions wants to scare white people. The Muslims are going to kill us all. The black people are committing scary crimes and kneeling a lot. The Hispanics are hauling deadly drugs over the border to kill your grandkids. The terrorists … Continued

February 10, 2020

Keith Tharpe and the death penalty’s racist roots

Recently, the appalling spectacle of a black man condemned by a Georgia jury, a jury that included a racist bigot, reentered the American consciousness; if you haven’t heard about this travesty of justice (yet), or, if you’ve forgotten its details, all you need to know about the Keith Tharpe case is: a now-deceased juror who … Continued

February 27, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is probably your only hope

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a mistake. While talking about poverty in Alabama, Ocasio-Cortez said “ringworm” instead of “hookworm,” and whooo boy, hahaha, isn’t she dumb and stupid and a naive little girl? She should keep her mouth shut and never talk again. Except … I’m betting the people of Lowndes County sure would appreciate her … Continued

January 24, 2019

The consequences of GOP governance were on full display last week

We all hear your dog whistles. If there is anything good and/or beneficial to come from the catastrophe that is Donald Trump roaming aimlessly about the White House, it is that there has been an awakening of sorts in this country when it comes to recognizing racism. We’ve turned calling the cops on black people … Continued

October 30, 2018

Birmingham superfund scam extends well beyond federal courtroom

A scam took place in Birmingham. It involved an EPA superfund site. It involved political corruption. It involved poor, mostly black people getting the absolute shaft by the people who swore oaths to protect them. No, this scam isn’t part of the ongoing Oliver Robinson federal corruption trial. It is very specifically not part of … Continued

July 5, 2018

Letter to Gov. Ivey: There’s a way out of the Confederate monuments mess

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Dear Gov. Kay Ivey, Hello there, Governor. Hope you’re well. And I mean that – I wouldn’t dare wish illness on anyone in this State after what those in your political party have done to healthcare around here. But I’m not writing today about healthcare. That’s an incredibly complicated … Continued

May 24, 2017